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Bible says, “boisterous” and “contrary,” because of a “great wind that blew.”
The scene in the picture occurred at night. Did you ever watch a night storm at sea? No matter how dark it is the spray seems white, and hisses along the waves as superstitious people fancy ghosts glide about in their shrouds. But the disciples in the boat, as they peered through the gloom and tried to keep the bow “head on” to the waves, saw something which they knew was not a mere spray sprite, for it kept its shape, and came steadily towards them. They were afraid, and cried out, “It is a spirit!”
Then another wonder occurred. They say that a sweet musical note can be heard above a noise that is a great deal louder. The sound of the fife penetrates the roar of the guns and the shouts of the soldiers in the battle.
So the disciples heard a sweet voice that floated along the waves and above all the roar of the storm. It said: “It is I. Be not afraid!” They knew that it